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Vincent van Gogh @vangogh.bsky.social · 5h

Wheat Field at Auvers with White House - 1890
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/15585

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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 7h

No one has ever finished that book. If they say they have, they are lying.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10h

Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general and former head of President Trump’s criminal defense team, has helped usher in his retribution campaign. But he faces anger on the right for resisting some of the most extreme measures.

Part Enabler, Part Buffer: The Bind of the Justice Dept.’s No. 2

Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, has helped usher in President Trump’s retribution campaign. But he faces anger on the right for resisting some of the most extreme measures.

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NPR @npr.org · 10h

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
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Part Enabler, Part Buffer: The Bind of the Justice Dept.’s No. 2

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max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 14h

The Guardian won’t sign the Pentagon’s new press policy, a spokesperson tells me

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max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 13h

WaPo also will not be signing the new Pentagon press policy, per a note from executive editor Matt Murray

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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 15h

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/n...

Mamdani Pushed to Cut 1,300 Officers From a ‘Racist’ N.Y.P.D. in 2022

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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 15h

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/n...

How Mamdani Proposes to Make New York City Safer

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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 15h

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/n...

Mamdani Says He Will Apologize for Calling the N.Y.P.D. Racist in 2020

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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 15h

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Mamdani, Facing Mistrust Within the N.Y.P.D., Reaches Out to Officers

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 18h

“Dr. Paige’s husband, a chef, can support the family. But the sudden loss of her work, especially as Ebola rages on, has plunged her into a deep depression, she said.
To keep busy, she volunteers at an animal shelter and takes long walks…But she feels, she said, as if she were “walking through mud.”

They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives.

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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 18h

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Mamdani Seeks to Charm New York’s Most Powerful Capitalists

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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 1d

smokey's news stand, alabama avenue, selma, alabama, 1982

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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 1d

Eclectic Laundry
Eclectic, AL

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

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Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

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Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 1d

Here is our full story that Vance is dismissing, with primary source documents showing Trump cabinet members with multiple primary-residence mortgages

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 2d

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Beau Dollar & The Coins - Soul Serenade

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100 years ago news @100yearsagonews.bsky.social · 2d

Oct. 11, 1925: A rugby match between the Racing Club of France and Toulouse at Paris' Colombes Stadium.

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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 2d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

In the Eye of a Political Storm, a Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk, Va.

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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 2d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 2d

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How Bill Pulte learned the art of the attack, from his own family to Letitia James

Bill Pulte has become a significant player in the Trump administration. Known for his aggressive online persona and bitter public fights with several family members, Pulte currently serves as director...

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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 2d

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Ukrainian journalist Roshchyna posthumously named Press Freedom Hero

The IPI said Roshchyna's death on Sept. 19, 2024 "exposed the brutal treatment suffered by the dozens of Ukrainian journalists unjustly held by Russian authorities, and brought new urgency to the need...

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 3d

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 3d

Deeply missing the Mets of New York. Sigh.

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